solution to my childcare problems!

A sweet young graduate student, upon hearing my childcare woes, was full of suggestions:

Her: "There are so many students - just hire someone"
Me: "Yeah, but I already have so many caregivers for Kalian I don't want to introduce yet someone else."
Her: "It will be good for her."
Me: "Yeah, but I can't imagine trying to juggle and manage yet someone else."
Her: "Your kids would probably be fine to be just by themselves."
Me: "Huh?"
Her: "My mom left me and my brother alone and we turned out fine."
Me: "Um, my daugher is 2 years old and my son is 4"
Her: "I think my brother was 4 or 5."
Me: "Oh"